Discovery BoxEzra 6:22 
Context6:22 They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion 1 of the king of Assyria 2 toward them, so that he assisted 3 them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.
Ezra 10:3
Context10:3 Therefore let us enact 4 a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, 5 and that of those who respect 6 the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.
1 tn Heb “heart.”
2 sn The expression “king of Assyria” is anachronistic, since Assyria fell in 612
3 tn Heb “to strengthen their hands.”
4 tn Heb “cut.”
5 tn The MT vocalizes this word as a plural, which could be understood as a reference to God. But the context seems to suggest that a human lord is intended. The apparatus of BHS suggests repointing the word as a singular (“my lord”), but this is unnecessary. The plural (“my lords”) can be understood in an honorific sense even when a human being is in view. Most English versions regard this as a reference to Ezra, so the present translation supplies “your” before “counsel” to make this clear.
6 tn Heb “who tremble at”; NAB, NIV “who fear.”
